Nissan Frontier Complaints
3,364 consumer complaints on file.
- #10511058May 8, 2013POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
I NOTICED AT DRIVING SPEEDS OF AROUND 45 MPH THE TRUCK WOULD SHAKE VERY BAD. ALSO MY HEATER WOULD ONLY BLOW COLD AIR. WHEN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LOOKED LIKE A STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE. $6000.00 LATER AND LOOKING ONLINE SEEING ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY NISSAN IS NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10511002May 7, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HELLO, I HAVE A 2006 FRONTIER ON IT'S WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW HAVING THE RADIATOR & TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THAT IS CAUSED FROM THE COOLANT MIXING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DON'T KNOW HOW NISSAN CAN SAY THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOUR VEHICLE CAN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC DUE TO YOUR TRANSMISSION DYING. RECALL NEEDED! THANK YOU! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10510642May 4, 2013POWER TRAIN
AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES, I STARTED NOTICING THAT ON TAKE-OFF AND AT ABOUT 40 MPH, MY FRONTIER WOULD STRUGGLE TO TAKEOFF OR ACCELERATE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, IF ACCELERATION WAS NEEDED, THE RPMS REV UP, BUT THE TRUCK DOES NOT ACCELERATE. AT 40-45 MPH TRANSITION, GOING UPHILL, THE TRUCK STUTTERS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO ENGAGE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAVING A SLEW OF ISSUES RELATED TO TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LEAKS. I MOVED TO DRAIN THE FLUID SO THAT I COULD INSPECT THE COLOR AND COMPOSITION. IT WAS FINE. I REPLACED THE FILTER AND FLUID. LET IT BREAK IN FOR A BIT AND HAD SAME PROBLEMS. I HAD 2 DIFFERENT LUBE SHOPS REPLACE THE FLUID AND FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I CALLED UP THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD COST 6800 + LABOR. HE SAID IT WAS VERY LIKELY THE FLUID ISSUE, BUT I WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT FROM THE TIME THEY RELEASED THESE VEHICLES TO THE PUBLIC. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE NEED OF ACCELERATION AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, TRAIN CROSSING AND MANY OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION ON THE NUMBER OF THESE VEHICLES BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS. MY VEHICLE IS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER SE, VIN: [XXX]. MY NAME IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10510649May 4, 2013ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
AS I WAS PARKED AT A SERVICE STATION, I PUT MY TRUCK INTO REVERSE AND IT WAS THE SAME AS NEUTRAL AND NEVER ENGAGED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON, BUT NOT NECESSARY, ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON THE NISSAN FRONTIER. I ALMOST BLEW UP MY ENGINE LAST YEAR WHEN THE RADIATOR CRACKED AND ALLOWED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO MIX WITH THE COOLANT AND CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO GO WAY UP. THIS MIXTURE MADE ITS WAY TO THE TRANSMISSION AND HAS CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE; UNDOUBTEDLY, THIS IS WHY I NO LONGER HAVE REVERSE. I REPLACED THE RADIATOR AND FLUSHED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID THREE TIMES LAST YEAR AND THOUGHT I MAY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. EVIDENTIALLY, THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY WELL KNOWN TO NISSAN AND, AS A NISSAN FRONTIER OWNER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT NISSAN HAS AGREED TO SETTLE WITH OWNERS WITHIN A CERTAIN MILEAGE RANGE; HOWEVER, MY TRUCK IS ONLY 5.5 YEARS OLD AND EXCEEDS THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT BECAUSE MY OCCUPATION REQUIRES ALOT OF HIGHWAY TIME WHICH HAS PUT ALOT OF MILES ON IT. I FEEL NISSAN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED IF IT HASN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. MY TRUCK IS NOW RENDERED USELESS UNTIL I PAY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX IT. THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY PROBLEM AT ALL!! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10510496May 3, 2013AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY HAD AN ENGINEER FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF CRASH OR IMPACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10510577May 3, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MY 2005 FRONTIER BEGAN SHUDDERING AND THEN LOST POWER WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS CONTAMINATED. IT APPEARS NISSAN HAS BEEN LONG AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, WITH THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE BOARD FROM THE 2005 - 2010 FRONTIERS, PATHFINDERS AND XTERRAS NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A CATASTROPHIC DEFECT IN DESIGN KNOWN TO NISSAN AND SHOULD BE MADE RIGHT BY NISSAN TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF THE CUSTOMER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10510365May 2, 2013TIRES, WHEELS
MY VEHICLE HAS THE LOW TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR. ALL 4 OF THE TIRES LEAK BECAUSE THE VALVE STEMS ARE CRACKING INTERNALLY. THE VALVE STEMS ARE $100 EACH PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL THEM. SOFT TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND COULD BLOW OUT CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND INJURY. THESE SHOULD BE RECALLED. NISSAN SAYS THEY WON'T HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509897April 29, 2013POWER TRAIN
LOUD CLANKING SOUNDS COMING FROM UNDER VEHICLE; MY MECHANIC SAYS ITS THE TRANSMISSION, AGAIN; EIGHT YEAR OLD VEHICLE, GOING ON ITS 3RD TRANSMISSION... I PAID $1,500.00 FOR THE LAST ONE (2010)... WHY DO THESE KEEP GOING BAD? PLEASE HELP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509675April 26, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRANSMISSION ATF IS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO DETERIORATE. TRANSMISSION RATTLES AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SHIFTING INTO AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. BECOMING NOTICEABLY MORE JERKY OVER TIME IN LOWER GEARS. HEAT DOES NOT WORK WHILE ENGINE IS IDLING AND TAKES A LONG TIME TO WARM UP WHILE MOVING. COLD AIR BLOWING ACROSS WINDSHIELD ON COLD DAYS HAS CAUSED WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP FROM THE INSIDE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS UNDER 113000 MILES AND NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATE OF $5119.42 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION/RADIATOR ASSEMBLY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509539April 25, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LAST TIME I CHANGED MY OIL ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THEY WERE CONFUSED AT WHY I HAD OIL IN MY RADIATOR. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A GOOD SIGN! YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO WORK, MY TRUCK HAD NO POWER AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED MOVING IN THE ROAD. THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING, BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN A GEAR AND MOVE FORWARD. I HAD IT TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP TO LOOK IT OVER AND AFTER A TEST DRIVE AND LOOKING AT THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR FLUIDS, THEY SAID I HAD A CROSS CONTAMINATION OF THE TWO SYSTEMS AND IT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE A LAW SUIT I CAN JOIN TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE CVT. (CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION) IT WILL COST ABOUT $4,200. I LOOKED ONLINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE NISSAN ALSO HAS AT CVT REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS SO I COULD HAVE HAD IT REPLACED AND NOT PUT IN DANGER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509415April 24, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FOUND OUT TODAY THAT MY 2005 NISSAN FRONTIER IS AFFECTED BY DEFECTIVE RADIATOR THAT IS CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX IN WITH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID THUS FATALLY DAMAGING TRANSMISSION. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL NISSAN. RADIATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400.00 THAT NISSAN WON'T PAY FOR BECAUSE MILEAGE IS OVER 100,000 MILES. I DON'T KNOW YET IF TRANSMISSION IS DAMAGED. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT AND THEY SHOULD REPLACE AT NO CHARGE NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. THIS IS THEIR PROBLEM, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOW ITS MINE. PLEASE HELP AND ISSUE A RECALL. THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509309April 23, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
JUST BOUGHT AN 05' NISSAN FRONTIER AND UPON GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY I SPED UP TO 55-60MPH TO FEEL A VIBRATION LIKE GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND A LOSS OF POWER. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE INTERCOOLER FROM THE RADIATOR BROKE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING A LEAK OF ANTIFREEZE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. WHICH CAUSED SOMETHING IN THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAKDOWN. I AM NOT VERY PROFICIENT IN CAR REPAIR SO I AM NOT SURE THE EXACT PART THIS CAUSES TO MALFUNCTION INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. ALL I KNOW IS THAT I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR WHICH IS GOING TO CAUSE $6000.00 AT LEAST. I ALSO KNOW THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD THING AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO 05-10 NISSAN FRONTIERS, XTERRAS AND PATHFINDERS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUES; IF I'M ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY AND TRY TO PASS SOMEONE AND EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF POWER TO SPEED UP TO PASS THEM I COULD GET IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509323April 23, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE TANK UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508862April 19, 2013POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HAD BEGUN TO BUMP WHEN CHANGING GEARS. AT TIMES IT WAS HARD SHIFTING. ON 2-10-13 WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN HOT. I STOPPED AND HAD TO PUT WATER IN THE OVERFLOW TANK. CONTINUED ON THE INTERSTATE AND TRUCK DID NOT RUN HOT ANYMORE. SINCE THEN, THE TRANSMISSION HAS GOTTEN WORSE. SOME TIMES THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES WHEN CHANGING GEARS. MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508683April 18, 2013POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS LACK IT TRYING TO LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MILES PER HOUR. IT HAS GOT SO BAD THAT I HAVE PARK THE TRUCK AT HOME BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. AND MAY CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508700April 18, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING, A "RUMBLING" NOISE WOULD COME AND GO AND A "WHINING" NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE RUMBLING NOISE WAS NOT CONSISTENT BUT WOULD SOUND LIKE A WAS DRIVING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROUND. IT WOULD USUALLY APPEAR AROUND 40-60 MPH WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE GAS AND "COAST" AND TRY TO PRESS THE GAS AGAIN. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WAS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION". I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP ONLY TO FIND OUT MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE RADIATOR COOLANT (ANTIFREEZE) IN MY TRANSMISSION FLUID; (OVER A GALLON) CAUSE BY A FACTORY DEFECT. SOMETHING TO DO WITH A TRANSMISSION PIECE GOING THROUGH THE RADIATOR AND LEAKING. MILEAGE FOR MY TRUCK IS RIGHT AT 99,800. BARELY MADE THE 100,000 MILES 3000 DOLLAR SO-CALLED NISSAN WARRANTY EXTENSION.. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508749April 18, 2013POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FEEL SOME VIBRATION, DID NOT PAY ATTENTION UNTIL I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, I THOUGHT THAT FLUID MAY BE LOW, BUT WHEN I CHECKED I FOUND THAT FLUID WAS DISCOLORED. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE RADIATOR LEAKING IN TRANSMISSION, AND THAT HE HAD SOME OTHER NISSAN TRUCKS SAME YEAR WITH SAME PROBLEM. HE SUGGESTED TO REPLACED RADIATOR AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION, IT COST ME $600.00, BUT NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS GETTING WORSE EVERYDAY AND WORSE OF ALL IS THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS TRUCK THAT PROBABLY IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN ANY MOMENT. I READ SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND SCARED ME JUST TO KNOW THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR A TRANSMISSION REPAIR PLUS CONTINUE TO PAY FOR THE LOAN OF THIS TRUCK. AND NISSAN SEEMS LIKE IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE SEND ME ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT A RECALL, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10508412April 16, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE RAPIDLY REGISTERED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE GAUGE SHOWED FULL. THE GAUGE FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V075000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT STATED THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505956April 11, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN FRONTIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE CHECK COOLANT LEVEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION AND THE RADIATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 99,700. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10505798April 10, 2013FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON CONSTANTLY. WHEN I FILL UP WITH FUEL, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE UP TO FULL, BUT ONLY AFTER A FEW STARTS OF THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, IT WILL FALL BACK DOWN TO EMPTY AFTER ONLY DRIVING A FEW MILES OR SO. I REALLY NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE UNLESS I GO BACK TO FILL IT UP JUST TO BE SAFE. I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TODAY AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A MASSIVE AND VERY WIDESPREAD FUEL SYSTEM ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE. I NOTIFIED NISSAN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS I HAVE FOUND FROM MY RESEARCH DEALING WITH THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. THE NISSAN AGENT ADVISED ME TO GO TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP GARAGE AND ASK FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. SHE SAID TO CALL HER BACK OR HAVE A MECHANIC REP. CALL TO ADVISE WHAT THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK REVEALED. SHE STATED NISSAN MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH SOME FINANCIAL AIDE. I TRULY APPRECIATE THE GESTURE, BUT THAT DOES NOT FIX THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COMPLETELY COVERED BY A MANUFACTURER RECALL. YESTERDAY I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO COAST TWO LANES OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HOWEVER, THE PORTION I WAS IN WAS VERY NARROW AND DID NOT OFFER AMPLE ROOM TO POUR THE GAS IN THE TANK THAT A FRIEND BROUGHT ME AN HOUR AFTER I RAN OUT OF GAS. A POLICE OFFICER KINDLY STOPPED TO ASSIST WITH THE VERY DANGEROUS MISSION OF TRYING TO GET THE GAS IN THE VEHICLE STANDING ONLY INCHES FROM THE TRAFFIC AS IT RUSHED BY AT VERY HIGH SPEEDS. TO MAKE A LONG STORY A LITTLE SHORTER, THERE WAS AN INCIDENT INVOLVING TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AND TWO CARS. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. INCLUDING THE OFFICER, MY FRIEND, AND MYSELF, WHO WERE STANDING ONLY FEET FROM WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THANK GOD! *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0